Influence
The rise and fall of the world's most dangerous PR company
2020 | 90m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Diana Neille, Richard Poplak |
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| Writer: | Diana Neille, Richard Poplak |
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| Charting the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world’s most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 27, 2020 |
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| Director: | Diana Neille, Richard Poplak |
| Writer: | Diana Neille, Richard Poplak |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | politics, public relations |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ron Leagas | Self - Former Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi |
| John Hegarty | Self - Founding Shareholder, Saatchi & Saatchi |
| Phumzile Van Damme | Self - Opposition Politician |
| David Wynne-Morgan | Self - Public Relations Pioneer |
| Sergio Bitar | Self - Minister of Mining in Salvador Allende's Government |
| Ralph Mathekga | Self - Political Analyst, Clearcontent Research |
| F.W. de Klerk | Self - Former President of South Africa |
| Chester Crocker | Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State for African's Affairs |
| Andile Mngxitama | Self - Founder of Black First Land First Party |
| Alex Goldfarb | Self - Russian Political Activist |
| Meirion Jones | Self - Investigations Editor |
| Joel Harding | Self - Former Special Forces, Information Warfare Expert |
| Haider Jraidan | Self - Former Senior Creative Director, Bates Pan Gulff |
| Kirsten Fontenrose | Self - Strategy Consultant, Multi National Forces Iraq |
| Marianne Thamm | Self - Assistant Editor, Daily Maverick |
| Jacob Zuma | Self - South African President, 2009–2018 |
| Alexander Lukashenko | Self - President of Belarus (archive footage) |
| Augusto Pinochet | Self - Head of Chile's Military Government (archive footage) |
| Margaret Thatcher | Self (archive footage) |
| Donald Trump | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Diana Neille | Writer, Director |
| Richard Poplak | Writer, Director |
| Pablo Villegas | Location Sound Recordist |
| Valerie Shamash | Line Producer |
| Lauren Clifford-Holmes | Line Producer |
| Stéphane Cadotte | Foley Artist |
| Kristen van Schie | Researcher |
| Zoe Ramushu | Production Coordinator |
| José Antonio Kast | Other |
| Glauco Bermudez | Cinematography |
| Mark Ellam | Cinematography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Neil Brandt | Producer |
| Katie McKay | Associate Producer |
| Bob Moore | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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